GC Men’s Harriers Take Third at Augusta

Oct 08, 2011

AUGUSTA, Ga. – With senior Dan
Horseman (Cohutta, Ga.) leading the way in fifth, the
Georgia College men's cross country team took third at this
Saturday's ASU Jaguar Invitational, hosted by Augusta State
University.

Horseman was fifth among the 44 runners in the 8K race, crossing
the line in 26:22, good for third in school history. Horseman now
owns the top three slots in the school recordbooks for the 8K
distance.

Classmate Tyler Mattix
(Snellville, Ga.) came two slots later in seventh, taking
the course in 26:30, just two seconds off his personal best.
Mattix's number still ranks in the school top-10 at sixth.

The Bobcats finished with 58 points in the five-team race. Host
ASU won the team race with 31 points, narrowly edging Division I
Georgia State University by six. Georgia State's Valence Poncelet
won the race with a 25:34, bettering the competition by 19
seconds.

The Bobcats have a week off to train, then back to action
Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Peach Belt Conference Championship meet in
Aiken, S.C.

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